Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-07
GIVE MUST HAVE ALL"
Stirring Address of Mrs. Latl,rop Before
the New York Prohibition Convention.
from the Voice.

the New York Prohibition Convention.
Iron the Voice.
Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop, of Michigan, was
introduced and greeted most heartily. She
said:
IF had not been born in Michigan I
should wish to have been born in New
York: Applause I have done SO much
Prohibition work in New York that almost
feel like one of you. In 1884 the opposi-
ton told us that Prohibition was not o po-
lisical but moral question. They said we
had made great mistake in taking moral
question into politics. After they had been
whipped, Albert Griffin admits tie mistake
by urging the Republicans TO take up the
Anti-Saloon movement. The saloon, which
| is the great hindrance to purity in politics,
is in politics to stay. We are in politics
to stay as long as the saloon stays. Jap
plause.l
prohibition, the Republicans now say,
of course anybody with a teaspoonful Of
must not be made matter of partisan pol
ltics. Laughter and applause. The sa-
loon is in politics. 1t is in partisan poll
tics. Who took it there? The Democratic
party, in 1876, when in its national plat
form it placed itself squarely upon an anti
sumptuary plank-meaning anti-prohibi-
ton. Who forced the saloon into partisan
politics? The Republican party, when, in
1872, it adopted the sixteenth resolution in
its platform, written by Mr.. Raster, who
said that it was intended to commit the
Republican party to defend the rights held
in reservation by the people and not dele
gated to the States. and which was written,
as the author says, with the full and ex-
plicit understanding that it's purpose was
the discountenancing Of all prohibitory Leg
islation. The Democrats, therefore, de-
mand anti-sumptuary and the Republicans
anti Prohibition laws. Both have taken
the question into partisan politics and
against Prohibition. The only remedy for
the Prohibitionist, driven from his party
by its partisan position on this question,
was to take refuge in new party under the
white banner Of Prohibition. Cheers.
It doesn't make any difference which old
party-the saloon goes on forever. They
entious, clean American voters and the sa-
loon. You will take nothing less than
Prohibition; no Siamese Twins of High
License and Local Option cheers and
laughterl-the greatest Republican show
on earth. We don't propose to stop for
side shows of that kind; we are in for the
main menagerie. Loud cheers.l
"You remember during dark time in
the civil war when a compromise was talked
OF, When PRESIDENT Lincoln Went 10 meet
the Southern committee, how they stood
before him and begged him to stop the
fearful carnage; to consider the South, her
slaughtered sons, her impoverished soil,
her mothers mourning for their dead, and
begged of him to make some compromise;
how the President turned his saddened
face upon them, and, lifting his hand to
heaven, told the committee that he knew
all; he could not do it. time had come
when the Moth must have all. Great
cheering.]
"ln the battle on the question with the
Republicans, who feel the weight Of this
political carnage, the Prohibition party
stands up in its magnificent courage. It
has taken issue against that which destroys
the American home, forces the cry Of the
women, and robs the innocent children. It
faces the enemy with clean ballot. Our
time has come; we must have all-have
all.n lCheers and cries of "Amen!"I